I'm glad that X 1999 became an anime TV series because the movie was artistically weird for me. The anime series reminded me of the X-Men since it was the Seven Seal vs the Seven Harbingers - like a mutant X-Team battling other mutants with different agendas.I included the Rintaro interview to help with understanding the movie.This was a good issue for reviews.Included … [Read more...]

Back in 1998-99 these Animerica issues had lots of promotion for Video Girl Ai. I eventually got this series in 2009 in a Right Stuff sale for cheap and have yet to watch it. But that's not really the focus of this issue for me. It's the Urusei Yatsura feature.I had no idea that the Urusei Yatsura manga went from 1978 to 1987 and that there were 195 episodes. This is one … [Read more...]

Nothing too spectacular in this issue of Mixx Zine. Seriously. Still dude bros editing a magazine with b-boy lingo -pure '90s color and layout and style.Highlights:New series Harlem Beat.
Way too many colors and !Exclamation! !Points! on the Mixx Page. Everything has to be branded Mixx.
3D Adventures of Sailor Moon has a better ad than the previous issue. Better … [Read more...]

I never got into Dirty Pair so all the nostalgia and resurgence in this issue was lost to me. If you are into it, hope you enjoy the trip down memory lane.Highlights:Wow - forgot about the Anime sort-of-a-cel craze with these Ani-Magine Chroma Cels animation cels reproductions. You still see them from time to time at cons - but very rarely.
Crystal City Hyatt - once … [Read more...]

Fushigi Yugi is on the cover of the first issue of Animerica in 1998.In the Letter From the Editor - Trish Ledoux announces she is taking a four-month sabbatical from the magazine. Take a read. That's quiet a workload and it shows a passion for anime and manga.Highlights:Urban Vision ads get 'slightly better" but they don't call it anime it's "Alternative Animation" … [Read more...]